Big-eared opossum vs Button Dodder

Didelphis aurita compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Cuscuta
Species	Didelphis aurita	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Big-eared opossum

The Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.